Book Review & Giveaway: Inseparable by David Kruth

Inseparable: An Alcatraz Escape Adventure by David Kruh Publisher: DX Varos Publishing (June 21, 2022)Category: Historical Fiction, Action/AdventureISBN: 978-1955065504Available in Print and ebook, 325 pages Tommy knew the right thing to do was turn them in to the cops. But that wasn’t the adventurous thing to do! What happened to the three men who escaped from Alcatraz […]

Book Review & Giveaway: Evita and Me by Erika Rummel

Evita and Me by Erika Rummel Publisher:  DX Varos Publishing (May 24, 2022)Category: Historical Fiction, Crime, Women’s LiteratureISBN: 978-1955065320Available in Print and ebook, 384 pages Evita Peron’s jewels are missing. Only three people know that they are in a vault in the Swiss Alps; Evita’s corrupt and brutal brother Juan, her bodyguard Pierre, and a […]

Book Review & Giveaway: Discovery of the Five Senses by K.N. Smith

Discovery of the Five Senses: The Urban Boys, Book 1 by K.N. Smith Publisher:  Two Petals Publishing (Sept. 15, 2021)Category: Young Adult Action-Adventure, Young Adult Thriller, Urban Fantasy, Mystery/ Thriller, Super HeroesISBN: 978-0989474757Available in Print and ebook, 340 pages Description Welcome or unwelcome. Fate has arrived. “A captivating and poetic tale of mystery, fantasy, and […]

Book Review & Giveaway: The Seraphim’s Song by Barbara Casey

Book Title: The Seraphim’s Song (Book 5 of The F.I.G. Mysteries) by Barbara CaseyCategory: YA Fiction (Ages 13-17), 213 pagesGenre: Mystery, FantasyPublisher: Gauthier Publications (Hungry Goat Press)Release date: April 2022Content Rating: G. THE SERAPHIM’S SONG is suitable for all readers – adult and young adult. Many changes have taken place at Wood Rose Orphanage and Academy […]

Book Review & Giveaway: Blessed by the Best: My Journey to Canton and Beyond by Brian Dawkins with Michael Bradley

Blessed by the Best: My Journey to Canton and Beyond by Brian Dawkins, Michael Bradley (Contributor) Publisher:  Camino Books, Inc; 1st edition (August 30, 2021)Category: Memoir, Football Biographies, Sports, InspirationalISBN: 978-1680980257Available in Print and ebook, 256 pages Description Drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in 1996, Dawkins fought to elevate not only his own game but […]

Book Review & Giveaway: Shadow of the Gypsy by Shelly Frome

Shadow Of the Gypsy by Shelly Frome Publisher:  Boutique of Quality Books (May 3, 2022)Category: Amateur Sleuths, Crime Thriller, Love StoryAvailable in Print and ebook, 330 pages Description A nemesis out of the past suddenly returns, forcing Josh Bartlett to come to terms with his true identity. Josh Bartlett had figured all the angles, changed […]

Book Review & Giveaway: Jose and the Pirate Captain Toledano by Arnon Z. Shorr

Jose and the Pirate Captain Toledano by Arnon Z. Shorr, Illustrated by Joshua Edelglass’ Publisher: Kar-Ben Publishing, May 1, 2022Category: Children’s Graphic Novels, Pirates, Action Adventure, Jewish, Children’s Prejudice and RacismISBN: 978-1728420097Available in Print and ebook, 96 pages Description Set in the shadows of the Spanish Inquisition, this is the coming-of-age story of José Alfaro, a young […]

Book Review & Giveaway: Dragons in My Classroom by Barbara Kennard

Dragons In My Classroom: A Teacher’s Memoir by Barbara Kennard Publisher:  She Writes Press, (June 14, 2022)Category: Memoir, Educator Biographies, Mid-Life Management, InspirationalISBN: 978-1647423650Available in Print and ebook, 224 pages As a young book lover with dyslexia, Barbara found the solution to her reading struggles in Miss Gluding, her first-grade teacher, who showed compassion for […]

Book Review & Giveaway: The Elegant Emu by Karen M. Bobos

Book Title: THE ELEGANT EMU (a Harmony Adventure) by Karen M. BobosCategory: Children’s Fiction (Ages 3-7), 40 pagesGenre: Children’s Picture Book, Fairy TalePublisher: Bobos Babes, Ltd.Release date: June 2022Content Rating: G for everyone. The magical sisters are enrolled in an etiquette class when their manners are not fit for the king and queen of the […]

Book Review & Giveaway: Shadow of Murder by Lauren Carr

Book Title: Shadow of Murder by Lauren CarrSeries: A Mac Faraday Mystery (Volume 14)Category: Adult fiction (18+), 496 pagesGenre: Murder MysteryPublisher: Acorn Book ServicesRelease date: March 30, 2022Content Rating: PG-13 – Lauren Carr’s mysteries are murder mysteries. Sometimes, the murder does happen on-stage. There is no graphic violence or explicit sex. There is some very mild […]

Book Review & Giveaway: Open Season for Murder by Lauren Carr

Book Title: Open Season for Murder by Lauren CarrSeries: A Mac Faraday Mystery (Volume 10)Category: Adult fiction (18+), 318 pagesGenre: Murder MysteryPublisher: Acorn Book ServicesRelease date: June 1, 2015Content Rating: PG-13 – Lauren Carr’s mysteries are murder mysteries. Sometimes, the murder does happen on-stage. There is no graphic violence or explicit sex. There is some very […]

Book Review & Giveaway: A Wedding and a Killing by Lauren Carr

Book Title: A Wedding and a Killing by Lauren CarrSeries: A Mac Faraday Mystery (Volume 8)Category: Adult fiction (18+), 275 pagesGenre: Murder MysteryPublisher: Acorn Book ServicesRelease date: September 13, 2014Content Rating: PG-13 – Lauren Carr’s mysteries are murder mysteries. Sometimes, the murder does happen on-stage. There is no graphic violence or explicit sex. There is some […]

Book Review & Giveaway: Speakeasy by Elyse Douglas

Speakeasy: A Time Travel Novel by Elyse Douglas Publisher:  Broadback (April 5, 2022)Category: Time Travel, Historical Fiction RomanceTour Dates May 3-June 30ISBN: 979-8423229016Available in Print and ebook, 375 pages In 2019, A West Village Nightclub Singer, Roxie Raines, stumbles through a basement doorway into the past and finds herself in Roaring Twenties New York, with […]

Book Review & Giveaway: Twelve to Murder by Lauren Carr

Book Title: Twelve to Murder by Lauren CarrSeries: A Mac Faraday Mystery (Volume 7)Category: Adult fiction (18+), 266 pagesGenre: Murder MysteryPublisher: Acorn Book ServicesRelease date: February 9, 2014Content Rating: PG-13 – Lauren Carr’s mysteries are murder mysteries. Sometimes, the murder does happen on-stage. There is no graphic violence or explicit sex.There is some very mild […]

Book Review & Giveaway: The Lady Who Cried Murder by Lauren Carr

Book Title: The Lady Who Cried Murder by Lauren CarrSeries:  A Mac Faraday Mystery (Volume 6)Category:  Adult fiction (18+), 286 pagesGenre:  Murder MysteryPublisher:  Acorn Book ServicesRelease date:  January 2, 2014Content Rating: PG-13 – Lauren Carr’s mysteries are murder mysteries. Sometimes, the murder does happen on-stage. There is no graphic violence or explicit sex. There is some very […]

Book Review & Giveaway: Blast from the Past by Lauren Carr

Book Title: Blast from the Past by Lauren CarrSeries:  A Mac Faraday Mystery (Volume 4)Category:  Adult fiction (18+), 301 pagesGenre:  Murder MysteryPublisher:  Acorn Book ServicesRelease date:  January 2, 2013Content Rating: PG-13 – Lauren Carr’s mysteries are murder mysteries. Sometimes, the murder does happen on-stage. There is no graphic violence or explicit sex.There is some very mild language […]

Book Review & Giveaway: What Makes Me…Me by Anne Baldwin and Levi Baldwin

Book Title: What Makes Me…Me by Anne BaldwinCategory: Children’s Fictions (ages 3-7), 34 pagesGenre: Children’s Picture BookPublisher: Anne BaldwinRelease date: June 2021Content Rating: G -Suitable for everyone. Book Description: What Makes Me…Me is a story about harnessing your super powered brain. We are all special and unique and our differences are what make us all special. What […]

Audiobook Review & Giveaway: The Bones of Amoret by Arthur Herbert

​Book Title: The Bones of Amoret – A Novel by Arthur HerbertCategory: Adult Fiction 18+, 320 pagesGenre: Mystery, SuspensePublisher: Stitched Smile PublicationsRelease Date: April 2022Length: 10 hours, 59 minutes.Content Rating: PG-13 – no sex, explicit or otherwise; almost all violence is off-screen; mild profanity Book Description: In this enigmatic follow up to his critically acclaimed […]

Book Review & Giveaways: Mimi the Mynah: It’s All Mine! by Mother Melania

  Book Title: Mimi the Mynah: It’s All Mine! – Teaching Values to Children in a Fun Way by Mother Melania SalemCategory:  Children’s Fictions (ages 3-7), 36 pagesGenre:  Children’s Picture BookPublisher:  Holy Assumption MonasteryRelease date:   November 2021 Content Rating:  G – This is a wholesome children’s book. Book Description: ​Mimi knows two words – “me” and “mine.” When disaster strikes […]